The triazines are broadleaf herbicides. "Atrazine currently is one of the two most widely used agricultural pesticides in the U.S. (based on pounds of active ingredient applied per year). About two thirds of field corn and sorghum acres are treated with atrazine annually for weed control, accounting for most of the 64 to 80 million pounds used per year. Other uses are for turf and lawns, pineapples, sugarcane, wheat, and macadamia nuts." [EPA OPP web site] Used as a herbicide to control weeds in corn, asparagus, tomato, potato, and ornamental plantings; [ACGIH]

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The triazines are broadleaf herbicides. "Atrazine currently is one of the two most widely used agricultural pesticides in the U.S. (based on pounds of active ingredient applied per year). About two thirds of field corn and sorghum acres are treated with atrazine annually for weed control, accounting for most of the 64 to 80 million pounds used per year. Other uses are for turf and lawns, pineapples, sugarcane, wheat, and macadamia nuts." [EPA OPP web site] Used as a herbicide to control weeds in corn, asparagus, tomato, potato, and ornamental plantings; [ACGIH]